Conference paper
OBSERVING THE EFFECTS OF MINDFULNESS-BASED MEDITATION ON ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN CHRONIC PAIN PATIENTS
Kim Rod
; McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Abstract
Background: People whose chronic pain limits their independence are especially likely to become anxious and depressed.
Mindfulness training has shown promise for stress-related disorders.
Methods: Chronic pain patients who complained of anxiety and depression and who scored higher than moderate in Hamilton
Depression Rating Scale (HDRS) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) as well as moderate in Quality of Life Scale
(QOLS) were observed for eight weeks, three days a week for an hour of Mindfulness Meditation training with an hour daily home
Mindfulness Meditation practice. Pain was evaluated on study entry and completion, and patients were given the Patients’ Global
Impression of Change (PGIC) to score at the end of the training program.
Results: Forty-seven patients (47) completed the Mindfulness Meditation Training program. Over the year-long observation,
patients demonstrated noticeable improvement in depression, anxiety, pain, and global impression of change.
Conclusion: Chronic pain patients who suffer with anxiety and depression may benefit from incorporating Mindfulness
Meditation into their treatment plans.
Keywords
chronic pain; anxiety; depression; mindfulness
Hrčak ID:
264495
URI
Publication date:
8.9.2015.
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